Optical 17 Jan 2012

From: Greg Roberts (grr@telkomsa.net)
Date: Wed Jan 18 2012 - 10:05:38 UTC

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    Observations 17 Jan 2012
    ----------------------------
    
    Cosatrak 1 (Computerised satellite Tracking System).
    
    FLI ML8300M CCD camera with mechanical shutter + Trimble GPS 
    Used with SKYWATCHER 102mm f/5 - focal length 502.3mm, field of
    view 122.7 x 92.6 arc minutes, image scale 8.86 arc sec/pixel.
    Images processed and automatically reduced using APEX.
    
    Time is accurate to within 50 milliseconds - capture program 
    flags an observation as faulty if error bigger than 100 
    milliseconds and rejects it.
    
    RMS error in RA/Dec in range 0.7 to 4 arc seconds max.
    
    Site 0433 : Longitude 18.51294 deg East, Latitude -33.94058 deg,
    Elevation 10 metres-situated in Pinelands (Cape Town),South Africa
    
    FOR CLASSFD.TLE:
    ---------------------------- 
    08916 76 059A   0433 P 20120117230830467 16 15 0614583+174838 28  +097 02
    08916 76 059A   0433 P 20120117230921660 16 15 0615498+174652 57  +120 01
    08916 76 059A   0433 P 20120117231008433 16 15 0616371+174509 18  +118 01
    08916 76 059A   0433 P 20120117230658870 16 15 0613254+175151 47  +115 01
    10669 78 016A   0433 P 20120117212644069 16 15 0748340+192316 48         
    10669 78 016A   0433 P 20120117212850396 16 15 0750404+191751 38         
    10669 78 016A   0433 P 20120117213012720 16 15 0752030+191423 38         
    10669 78 016A   0433 P 20120117212930508 16 15 0751207+191610 48  +132 03
    10787 78 038A   0433 P 20120117210645684 16 15 1009090+085636 58         
    10787 78 038A   0433 P 20120117210803642 16 15 1010265+085255 48         
    10787 78 038A   0433 P 20120117210438438 16 15 1007028+090240 18         
    11436 79 053C   0433 P 20120117212644069 16 15 0746200+191428 28         
    11436 79 053C   0433 P 20120117212850396 16 15 0748286+190932 38         
    11436 79 053C   0433 P 20120117212930508 16 15 0749093+190753 28  +128 02
    11436 79 053C   0433 P 20120117213012720 16 15 0749524+190611 28         
    12371 81 025C   0433 P 20120117225943728 16 15 0655206+195956 18  +132 12
    12371 81 025C   0433 P 20120117230125952 16 15 0657075+195717 78  +132 35
    12371 81 025C   0433 P 20120117230213973 16 15 0657578+195600 18  +128 03
    12371 81 025C   0433 P 20120117230436167 16 15 0700268+195209 38  +130 03
    14677 84 009C   0433 P 20120117213244163 16 15 0731192+133848 97  +124 02
    14677 84 009C   0433 P 20120117213355379 16 15 0732271+133725 97  +125 01
    14677 84 009C   0433 P 20120117213502164 16 15 0733311+133612 38  +129 02
    14677 84 009C   0433 P 20120117213430104 16 15 0733003+133647 18  +128 02
    19976 89 035A   0433 P 20120117212052582 16 15 0707461+124325 58  +104 01
    19976 89 035A   0433 P 20120117212126514 16 15 0708144+124318 27  +106 01
    19976 89 035A   0433 P 20120117212201953 16 15 0708449+124328 37  +107 01
    20202 89 069A   0433 P 20120117221312356 16 15 0721502+210613 48  +143 08
    20202 89 069A   0433 P 20120117221350958 16 15 0722298+210625 98  +133 20
    20202 89 069A   0433 P 20120117221159911 16 15 0720363+210552 18  +137 03
    20202 89 069A   0433 P 20120117221234505 16 15 0721122+210557 28         
    20202 89 069A   0433 P 20120117221532649 16 15 0724135+210649 28  +140 03
    20202 89 069A   0433 P 20120117221618712 16 15 0725007+210739 28  +111 11
    20202 89 069A   0433 P 20120117221426736 16 15 0723067+210625 48         
    22787 93 056A   0433 P 20120117213555072 16 15 0724372+141434 18  +117 01
    22787 93 056A   0433 P 20120117213644630 16 15 0725274+141517 38         
    22787 93 056A   0433 P 20120117213719147 16 15 0726023+141547 97  +120 02
    23855 96 026A   0433 P 20120117225500706 16 15 0650490+150813 97  +103 01
    23855 96 026A   0433 P 20120117225533696 16 15 0651218+150813 38  +103 01
    23855 96 026A   0433 P 20120117225315747 16 15 0649061+150812 77  +104 01
    23855 96 026A   0433 P 20120117225612519 16 15 0651594+150813 77  +104 01
    23967 96 042A   0433 P 20120117231818077 16 15 0510510+091203 97         
    23967 96 042A   0433 P 20120117231922093 16 15 0511546+091324 18  +133 01
    23967 96 042A   0433 P 20120117231846412 16 15 0511193+091238 18         
    23967 96 042A   0433 P 20120117231656292 16 15 0509291+091019 18 
    24680 96 072A   0433 P 20120117193747745 16 15 1240123-590341 48         
    24680 96 072A   0433 P 20120117193839041 16 15 1139390-590608 48         
    24680 96 072A   0433 P 20120117194125407 16 15 0748423-290028 58  +040 01
    24680 96 072A   0433 P 20120117194144222 16 15 0730161-220449 18  +035 00
    24680 96 072A   0433 P 20120117194157897 16 15 0718096-165518 18  +034 00
    24680 96 072A   0433 P 20120117194213275 16 15 0705430-110836 18  +032 01
    24680 96 072A   0433 P 20120117194232071 16 15 0652024-041856 18  +028 01
    24680 96 072A   0433 P 20120117194250861 16 15 0639512+020431 97  +024 00
    24680 96 072A   0433 P 20120117194307960 16 15 0629530+072509 87  +013 01
    24680 96 072A   0433 P 20120117194319923 16 15 0623279+105233 97  -001 00
    24680 96 072A   0433 P 20120117194325066 16 15 0620506+121704 87  +020 01
    24680 96 072A   0433 P 20120117194338730 16 15 0614126+154948 97  +028 00
    24680 96 072A   0433 P 20120117194355807 16 15 0606340+195128 18         
    24680 96 072A   0433 P 20120117194414618 16 15 0558531+234907 28         
    25501 98 058A   0433 P 20120117215637926 16 15 0722223+104150 77  +126 01
    25501 98 058A   0433 P 20120117215535385 16 15 0721211+104115 18  +124 01
    25501 98 058A   0433 P 20120117215711855 16 15 0722560+104209 28  +128 02
    25967 99 063A   0433 P 20120117210645684 16 15 1008470+092150 58         
    25967 99 063A   0433 P 20120117210438438 16 15 1006393+092210 28         
    25967 99 063A   0433 P 20120117210803642 16 15 1010056+092131 48         
    27877 03 040C   0433 P 20120117211833101 16 15 0736557+121052 77  +109 01
    27877 03 040C   0433 P 20120117211709482 16 15 0735315+120904 28  +109 01
    27877 03 040C   0433 P 20120117211910669 16 15 0737336+121141 87  +111 01
    32706 08 010A   0433 P 20120117203459466 16 15 0155277-850734 38  +097 02
    32706 08 010A   0433 P 20120117203530515 16 15 2259150-891331 29         
    32706 08 010A   0433 P 20120117203400103 16 15 0212261-763209 88  +090 03
    33490 09 001A   0433 P 20120117185513699 16 15 0551197+083949 38  +085 01
    33490 09 001A   0433 P 20120117185453905 16 15 0550598+083945 28  +083 01
    33490 09 001A   0433 P 20120117185436335 16 15 0550421+083941 28  +085 01
    33490 09 001A   0433 P 20120117185401047 16 15 0550067+083932 28  +083 01
    33491 09 001B   0433 P 20120117205349000 16 15 0901536+075415 18  +107 01
    33491 09 001B   0433 P 20120117205517729 16 15 0903165+075338 28  +101 00
    33491 09 001B   0433 P 20120117205421863 16 15 0902245+075401 18  +105 01
    33491 09 001B   0433 P 20120117205455364 16 15 0902555+075347 38  +099 00
    37375 11 010A   0433 P 20120117192454535 16 25 1337715-671354 68 
    37375 11 010A   0433 P 20120117192501362 16 25 1316385-652287 28         
    37375 11 010A   0433 P 20120117192521806 16 15 1230405-591349 78  +058 01
    37375 11 010A   0433 P 20120117192530308 16 15 1217230-563321 28  +052 01
    37375 11 010A   0433 P 20120117192537121 16 15 1208214-542358 38         
    37375 11 010A   0433 P 20120117192549044 16 15 1155347-504257 38         
    37375 11 010A   0433 P 20120117192528601 16 15 1219478-570503 58  +041 01
    37375 11 010A   0433 P 20120117192550740 16 25 1153985-501177 19         
    90004 99 750A   0433 P 20120117224425944 16 15 0720040-361532 19  +152 22
    90004 99 750A   0433 P 20120117224650915 16 15 0743592-272736 19  +111 05
    90004 99 750A   0433 P 20120117224224750 16 15 0640127-465403 19  +112 05
    90004 99 750A   0433 P 20120117224921630 16 25 0801485-194363 19  +112 46
    90004 99 750A   0433 P 20120117225016109 16 15 0806358-171607 77  +121 01
    90004 99 750A   0433 P 20120117225108908 16 15 0811074-150115 87  +120 01
    90004 99 750A   0433 P 20120117224904761 16 15 0759500-203122 39  +125 10
    90083 09 526A   0433 P 20120117200423490 16 15 0105189+030147 19         
    90083 09 526A   0433 P 20120117200917901 16 15 0109249-060436 58  +126 05
    90083 09 526A   0433 P 20120117201953255 16 15 0109281-432342 19  +119 05
    90087 11 674A   0433 P 20120117194906354 16 15 0452381+140715 57  +093 01
    90087 11 674A   0433 P 20120117195041396 16 15 0454414+141735 97  +094 01
    90087 11 674A   0433 P 20120117195141245 16 15 0455527+142506 18  +101 01
    90087 11 674A   0433 P 20120117195001839 16 15 0453515+141324 18  +094 01
    
    
    STRAYS SEEN:
    ---------------------
    15202 84 088D   0433 P 20120117185513699 16 25 0553249+075173 49  +079 87
    15202 84 088D   0433 P 20120117185453905 16 15 0548486+082714 38  +081 01
    20718 90 063D   0433 P 20120117225533696 16 15 0652160+151613 48  +109 02
    20718 90 063D   0433 P 20120117225500706 16 15 0651280+151349 18  +108 01
    20718 90 063D   0433 P 20120117225315747 16 15 0648595+150633 49  +101 07
    20718 90 063D   0433 P 20120117225612519 16 15 0653123+151907 18  +108 01
    22839 93 062D   0433 P 20120117230830467 16 15 0612287+172705 28  +095 01
    22839 93 062D   0433 P 20120117231008433 16 15 0614096+173045 18  +128 02
    22839 93 062D   0433 P 20120117230921660 16 15 0615210+173531 29  +133 11
    22839 93 062D   0433 P 20120117230921660 16 15 0613223+172920 18  +129 02
    22839 93 062D   0433 P 20120117230658870 16 15 0610575+172455 18  +124 02
    23201 94 049C   0433 P 20120117190054446 16 15 0533077+044949 48  +111 02
    23201 94 049C   0433 P 20120117190327764 16 25 0534561+045423 28  +091 18
    23201 94 049C   0433 P 20120117190253272 16 15 0534122+045321 48  +109 02
    25639 99 009B   0433 P 20120117211833101 16 15 0735162+130138 97  +125 01
    25639 99 009B   0433 P 20120117211910669 16 15 0735531+130208 97  +126 02
    26694 01 005A   0433 P 20120117222729067 16 15 0717085+081353 67  +099 02
    26694 01 005A   0433 P 20120117222858750 16 15 0718384+081506 18  +101 02
    27811 03 020A   0433 P 20120117190253272 16 15 0536122+052610 87  +113 01
    27811 03 020A   0433 P 20120117190054446 16 15 0534133+052610 18  +113 03
    27811 03 020A   0433 P 20120117190327764 16 15 0536469+052611 28  +112 01
    27825 03 026A   0433 P 20120117185401047 16 15 0549549+084233 28  +110 01
    27825 03 026A   0433 P 20120117185513699 16 15 0551077+084251 38  +109 01
    27825 03 026A   0433 P 20120117185453905 16 15 0550479+084246 28  +110 01
    27825 03 026A   0433 P 20120117185436335 16 15 0550303+084241 28  +109 03
    37748 11 035A   0433 P 20120117190327764 16 15 0530065+052951 28  +118 01
    37748 11 035A   0433 P 20120117190253272 16 15 0529313+052951 87  +118 01
    37748 11 035A   0433 P 20120117190054446 16 15 0527306+052951 18  +120 01
    37779 11 042A   0433 P 20120117190327764 16 15 0532022+052624 28  +105 02
    37779 11 042A   0433 P 20120117190054446 16 15 0529286+052622 18  +106 01
    37779 11 042A   0433 P 20120117190253272 16 15 0531276+052623 77  +105 01
    
    NOTES:
    --------
    (1) My part of the country is currently experiencing a heat wave with 
        temperatures 5 degrees above normal for this time of the year. This
        results in an inversion layer settling above Cape Town that consists
        of smoke and other industrial/squatter pollution. As a result of this
        transparency is very poor and loosing one or two magnitudes. Seeing 
        was reasonably stable at 13.9 to 14.8 arc seconds.
    
    (2) Many positional observations secured on USA 129 (57) and OTV 2-1 (17)
        so only reported a few. The rest are available if anyone interested.
        These observations have a timing error of less than 50 milliseconds
        and accurate to better than 3-4 arc seconds in RA/Dec.
    
    (3) Mainly looking for objects not seen in recent months.
    
    Cheers
    Greg
        
    
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